{"id":4047,"date":"2013-12-26T18:30:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T18:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2019-06-13T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:51:13","slug":"sobakoh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/26\/sobakoh\/","title":{"rendered":"SobaKoh, East Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/photo-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-22.jpg?w=222&amp;h=300\" alt=\"SobaKoh - Plum Wine\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-22.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-22-444x600.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-22-768x1037.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>Last Friday, Angela and I went on our final dinner date of the year! We grab dinner once a month at ramen or soba places in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, it was a soba date at <a title=\"SobaKoh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sobakoh-nyc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SobaKoh<\/a> in East Village. If you\u2019re there at the right time, you might get to watch one of the chefs make soba noodles. He was there briefly when we first arrived. I should have grabbed a photo then!<\/p>\n<p>At SobaKoh, they have plum wine on the rocks or mixed with soda. It\u2019s sweet enough as it is, so I went with a glass on the rocks. It\u2019s served with a gigantic, juicy plum at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Like most soba places, they had plenty of vegetarian options\u2026 (\u201cvegetalian\u201d).<a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/photo-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"968\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-12.jpg?w=584&amp;h=435\" alt=\"SobaKoh menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-12.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-12-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-12-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-12-1140x851.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a>We ordered the agedashi tofu to share. One of our all time favorite appetizers. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/photo-41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"968\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-41.jpg?w=584&amp;h=435\" alt=\"SobaKoh - Agedashi Tofu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-41.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-41-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-41-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-41-1140x851.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a>Also shared an order vegetable tempura. Very tasty with a nice, light batter! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/photo-61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"956\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-61.jpg?w=584&amp;h=435\" alt=\"SobaKoh - Vegetable Tempura\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-61.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-61-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-61-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-61-1140x851.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>Here\u2019s my Hot Kinoko Soba ($14) with 3 kinds of mushrooms (shimeji, shitake and enoki). I always order the mushroom soba at soba places, and I\u2019m never disappointed! The soba was nicely cooked, the mushrooms were juicy, and the broth was wonderfully warm. Soba always warms the soul on a cold winter\u2019s day. <span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\">:)<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/photo-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"968\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-7.jpg?w=584&amp;h=435\" alt=\"SobaKoh - Kinoko Hot Soba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-7.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-7-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-7-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-7-1140x851.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 44px; left: 675px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, Angela and I went on our final dinner date of the year! We grab dinner once a month at ramen or soba places in Manhattan. This time around, it was a soba date at SobaKoh in East Village. If you\u2019re there at the right time, you might get to watch one of the chefs make soba noodles. He was there briefly when we first arrived. I should have grabbed a photo then! At SobaKoh, they have plum wine on the rocks or mixed with soda. It\u2019s sweet enough as it is, so I went with a glass on the rocks. It\u2019s served with a gigantic, juicy plum at the bottom. Like most soba places, they had plenty of vegetarian options\u2026 (\u201cvegetalian\u201d).We ordered the agedashi tofu to share. One of our all time favorite appetizers. Also shared an order vegetable tempura. Very tasty with a nice, light batter! Here\u2019s my Hot Kinoko Soba ($14) with 3 kinds of mushrooms (shimeji, shitake and enoki). I always order the mushroom soba at soba places, and I\u2019m never disappointed! The soba was nicely cooked, the mushrooms were juicy, and the broth was wonderfully warm. Soba always warms the soul on a cold [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3355,3359,3358,3639],"tags":[42,946,1498,1554,1715,2210,2611,2613,3128],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-7.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}